Following the service, the Dean and Mr. Crisparkle discuss the current state of Mr. Jasper's health. Edwin Drood pays a visit to his uncle to discuss his impending nuptials with Rosa Bud.
The author gives the reader several random logic puzzles to decipher.
The author describes a sunset on the coast.
The poet muses on fires.
Some keep the Sabbath going to church;
A nursery rhyme that acts a a gesture and/or action song relating the sounds to the actions of trotting to and from a market.
Toad Hall is liberated. Toad sings a song in celebration.
Jim Hawkins starts his tale of an island. An old imposing sailor stays at Jim’s father’s inn and terrorizes the other inhabitants. He warns Jim about a one-legged sailor whom he fears and threatens Dr. Livesey with a knife.
"He scribbles some in prose and verse,"
"When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes"
The chancellor and the sub-warden discuss the populace who are actually saying more bread—less taxes.
Foreword to the text giving explanation of the books title.
"‘Twixt a smile and a tear,"
In the heavy earth the miner
Mother and the children continue to watch the life of the Orioles and other neighboring bird families.
The narrator arrives in Tallahassee in time to hear a political economist speak. The narrator then goes on to describe Tallahassee itself.
"Hyeah dat singin’ in de medders"
Now king of the Popsipetels, Doctor Dolittle works tirelessly to improve the lives of every member of the tribe. The doctor gets a new home.
The author presents his opinion on poetry and the ultimate goal of art.
"It may be misery not to sing at all"
"I saw thee on thy bridal day–"
"Thou art the soul of a summer’s day,"
Written as a play, this is a story about neighbors who do not get along. The hedgehog challenges the hare to a contest. The contest is used to settle the differences between the neighbors. However, is the means fair?
The Water Rat informs Toad that Toad Hall has been taken over. Badger comes up with a plan to save Toad Hall.